Component: Data Transfer (API UART) ()

Author	Matrix Ltd
Version	1.2
Category

Data Transfer (API UART) component

Comms data injector to allow a Serial UART peripheral to be attached to a comms component. The component will forward any byte transactions through to a SCADA Slave enabled hardware. Enabling the Flowcode simulation runtime to directly drive a physical UART.

Component Pack

FREE

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Downloadable macro reference

	InitialiseInjector
Sets up the injector ready to receive commands or send data
- STRING	InjectorName
Name of the console that will be created
- BYTE	Return

	TxByte
Puts a byte onto the comms channel.
- BYTE	DataByte
- VOID	Return

	RxByte
Attempt to receive a byte back from the injector 0 - 255 = Valid data 256 = RX timeout no data available
- UINT	Return

	GetConsoleHandle
Gets the handle to the console allowing data displaying on the panel etc.
- HANDLE	Return

	ChangeState
Sets the state of the bus. SPI - Controls the chip select pin I2C - Controls the start/restart/stop status
- BYTE	State
SPI: 0=CSLow, 1=CSHigh I2C: 0=Stop, 1=Start, 2=Restart
- VOID	Return

Property reference

	Properties
	SCADA Slave
SCADA Slave component to use to pipe data to a physical SPI bus
	BAUD Rate
Sets the data bit rate of the Serial UART. See the SCADA Slave UART Baud macro for valid values,
	RS485 Direction Control
Allows an I/O pin to be automatically assigned when transmitting and receiving.
	RS485 Pin Number
Digital I/O pin number to use for the RS485 data direction pin
	TX Pin State
Decides the state of the RS485 data direction pin when transmitting data.
	RX Pin State
Decides the state of the RS485 data direction pin when receiving data.
	Connections
	Simulations